Analyzing Mental Impairments under Workers’ Compensation
It is well established that as long as the resulting disability, meets statutory requirements, mental impairments are compensable in North… Read More
Workers’ Compensation
What to Expect When You’re Expecting… a Workers’ Compensation Claim
Background Workers’ Compensation is exactly that. It is a system designed to compensate workers who get injured on the job if… Read More
CSH Law Launches COVID-19 Response Team
Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP (CSH Law) announced the creation of its COVID-19 Response Team. The team is comprised of… Read More
Proposed Bills Could Add COVID-19 as a Compensable Occupation Disease
North Carolina Representatives propose bills adding Covid-19 as a presumed compensable disease for individuals in certain types of employment. The… Read More
“Vested Interest”
How Shifts in Interest Rates are Affecting the Value of Workers’ Compensation Death Claims Interest rates affect many aspects of… Read More
Publicly Advertising a Job is Not Essential in Proving Suitable Employment
Suitable employment has been defined as “any job that a claimant is capable of performing considering his age, education, physical… Read More
COVID-19 Workers’ Compensation Q&A Hosted by WCDI
Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog is proud to be the North Carolina partner of the Workers’ Compensation Defense Institute (WCDI). WCDI… Read More
CSH Law Attorneys Featured in Harmonie Group’s 2019 Significant Cases
The Harmonie Group released its listing of 2019 Significant Cases. Four cases featuring Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP (CSH Law)… Read More
Extended Compensation Filing Protocol
For North Carolina workers’ compensation claims arising on or after June 24, 2011, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-29(b) provides the… Read More
A Never Ending Story: Asbestos Exposure and Mesothelioma
Asbestos was widely used from the 1940s to the 1980s, but surprisingly, it seems claims of asbestos exposure and the… Read More
